Uncoupling-lever bracket



Patented Oct. 12, 1926.

CHICAGO-CLEVELAND CAR ROOFING ISRATION OF DELAWARE.

THOMAS N. RUSSELL, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoItnY' MESNE AssIeNMENrsa'o COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A GOR- VUNCOUPLING-LEVEB BRACKET.

Application filed April 16,1923. Serial No. 632,298.

This invention relates to brackets for railway uncoupling devices, and is more particularly adapted for use in connection with uncoupling devices such as shown and described. in my Patent No. 1,009,183 granted November 21, 1911. It may, however, be used with other forms of uncoupling devices.

The main objects of my present invention are to provide a cheaper and better form of bracket, and a simplified and more efficient method of making same; and to provide for making hanger brackets of the character referred to from sheet metal, by a simple blanking and forming process.

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown by the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the bracket and pin in place with the associated uncoupling rod on the end of a car, this view being on a small scale.

Figure 2 is a top view of the bracket and pin.

Figure 3 is a front View of same.

Figure 1 is a side view from the left of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a rear view of the bar retaining pin.

Figure 6 is a side view of same.

Figure 7 shows a bracket blank in the form of a fflat punching.

Figure 8 shows a pin blank in the form of a flat punching.

In theconstruction shown in the drawings, the uncoupling device as a whole includes the bracket 1, operating lever rod 2 and fastening pin 3, said bracket being fastened to the end of a car 4 as by means of bolts 5. Bracket 1 comprises an outstanding body part 6 and a pair of oppositely turned supporting flanges 7 at right angles to said body part. A forwardly fac ing aperture 8 in the form of a horizontal slot, is provided in said body part to receive the operating rod 2. The resultant fork arms 9, one disposed above the other, are provided with alined loop apertures 10 to receive the pin 3, whereby the rod 2 is locked in place. The flanges 7 are provided each with a hole 11 to accommodate the fastening bolts 5.

The pin 3 comprises a straight split shank 3 and a head 3". The lower tips of said pin are adapted to be spread apart for locking the pin in place, as with cotter pins.

Referring to Figure 7, the blank 12 has the bolt holes 11 and an oblong central aperture 13 so formed in position that when said blank is folded on its transverse axis li, the arms 9 and slot 8 will be formed for the bracket 1. In folding said blank 1' suitable loop is provided adjacent to the axis 1 1 to provide for the pin holes 10.

The pin blank 15 shown in Figure 8, comprises an oblong strip with outstanding rectangular projection 16 disposed centrally on one side. In forming the pin from this blank said strip is folded on its transverse axis 17, whereupon it takes the form shown in Figures 5 and 6.

My device is made from sheet metal by blanking and forming, and is very simple in construction and cheap to manufacture, as there are only two operations in manufacturing the bracket, namely, first operation, blanking all holes and shearing to size in one operation, and second operation,

forming the bracket to shape in one operation. The key may be a commercial split key, but I prefer the special simple form here shown.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention is herein shown and described, it is to be understood that numerous details of the construction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the following claims. Y

I claim:

1. A bracket for railway uncoupling de vices adapted for blanking and forming from sheet metal, and comprising a double layer outstanding middle part notched inwardly from the outer end with a pair of oppositely turned single layer flanges at the inner end adapted to receive fastening means for securing the bracket in place.

2. A bracket for railway uncoupling devices adapted for blanking and forming from sheet metal, and including a double layer outstanding middle part notched inwardly from the end and provided with a pair of alined perforations at the outer ends of the fork arms thus provided adapted to receive a locking pin to hold the uncou pling lever shaft in place.

3. A supporting bracket for the pivotal shaft part of an uncoupling rod for cars, which bracket is adapted to be formed from an oblong piece of strap iron, and comprises a closely folded middle part ivitli the strap ends turned in mutually opposite alinei'nent for attachment to a support, said middle part being slotted lengthwise from its puter edge inwardly to receive the rod and the outer ends of the fork arm loops being formed to provide mutually alined loop apertures to receive a cotter pin or the like for securing said rod in place interchangeably.

it. On a Vertical supporting Wall, a horizontally outstanding one-piece strap iron bracket for railway uncoupling devices said bracket having a horizontally forked body With an opening to receive the uncoupling rod and also having vertically alined slots in the outereiids of the fork arms respectively to receive fastening means for securing said rod in place, the strap material being .bent horizontally and being disposed with its side edges facing vertically.

Signed at Chicago this twelfth day of April, 1923. l .7 i

THOMAS N. RUSSELL. 

